Box Score SCORE: Niagara 0, Fairfield 3 (25-10, 25-16, 25-16)
RECORDS: Niagara (4-13, 2-3 MAAC), Fairfield (13-5, 6-0 MAAC)
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Niagara volleyball team had its two-match win streak snapped in a three-set defeat at MAAC co-leaders Fairfield on Saturday.
Match Summary
- The Stags were powered by a .352 hitting percentage to go along with 51 digs, 40 assists and eight blocks.
- Fairfield opened the match with a 6-1 run on its way to winning the first set, 25-10.
- In the second set, NU trailed 14-12 after a kill by Madison May and later trailed 19-16 before Fairfield scored six straight points to win the set.
- The Purple Eagles fell behind early to start the third set. NU cut the lead to 13-10, but it was the closet NU would get. Â
Purple Points
- Nicole Matheis led Niagara with seven kills and added five digs.
- A pair of Purple Eagles extended their respective double-digit streaks. Alexis Gray led Niagara with 11 assists to have at least 11 assists in every match this season. Rylee Hunt had 12 digs to extend her double-digit digs run to 16 straight matches.
Coach's Corner
- "Fairfield showed us the standard of play at the top of the conference standings today. We had a long productive team meeting in the aftermath and I'm confident we'll grow and evolve from our experience in this match." -  Head Coach Vilis Ozols
Up Next
- The Purple Eagles face Quinnipiac on Sunday at 1 p.m.
